AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTIONS Returns to – METROPOLIS

Airship 27 Productions is proud to announce the release of their newest title, “The Towers of Metropolis,” a prequel anthology based on silent sci-fi movie.

In 1927 German filmmaker Fritz Lang brought to the screen one of the most ground breaking sci-fi melodramas of all time based on the screenplay he co-wrote with his wife, novelist Thea von Harbou. Set in a futuristic urban dystopia, the story follows the attempts of Freder, the son of the city’s ruler, and Maria, a citizen of the lower levels, to bridge the gulf separating the economic classes of the city. It is regarded as a classic and one of the first full-length movies in the genre.

“I first saw the film at the World Science Fiction Convention years ago,” reports Airship 27 Productions’ Managing Editor, Ron Fortier. “It simply blew me away. That a film this sophisticated and brilliant could be realized during the earliest days of movie making was astounding. Those images of that futuristic city and its underlying cautionary tale simply became a part of me. I never forgot them. To put together this anthology and revisit that world has been something truly special for all of us here at Airship 27. We hope our fans will enjoy our efforts here.”

Now five visionary new pulp writers have envisioned four dramatic tales which unfold in this amazing world prior to the events of that film. The book begins with a special introductory essay by author Fred Lang, Jr. and then William & Michael Maynard join forces with Michael Panush, Kevin Noel Olson and Erik Franklin to guide readers back to those vaulted, shining Towers of Metropolis in this new collection inspired by Lang’s masterpiece.

Award winning Metropolis enthusiast Michael Kaluta provides the cover with artist Pedro Cruz offering twelve amazing interior illustrations. All beautifully assembled by Airship 27 Art Director Rob Davis to create a book any fan of the film will want for their personal library.

“Metropolis is something truly unique in the annals of science fiction history,” Fortier concludes. “I believe we’ve done it justice with The Towers of Metropolis.”

AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTIONS – PULP FICTION FOR A NEW GENERATION!

Available at Amazon in both hardcopy and on Kindle.

https://www.amazon.com/Towers-Metropolis-One-1/dp/0692735380/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1465401961&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Towers+of+Metropolis+Volume+One

Get a free preview edition of The Ruby Files!

Hey, all my book reviewing and blogging amigos!

You've requested a PDF of The Ruby Files for review, and Airship 27 has responded. They've released a special preview edition PDF just for you.

Get your free preview download here:
http://www.taylorverse.com/Rick%20Ruby%20Preview%20Edition.pdf

The Ruby Files is now available! Get your copy today!

PRESS RELEASE

GANGSTERS & GUNMOLLS

Airship 27 Productions dons its tough-guy mantle, as it premiers its newest pulp star in THE RUBY FILES. 

It was the 1930s and America was locked in the grip of the Great Depression.  Gangsters controlled the major cities while outlaws roamed the rural back country.  It was a time of Speak Easy gin-joints, Tommy-guns, fast cars and even faster dames.  This is the world of New York based Private Investigator Rick Ruby, a world he is all too familiar with.  From the back alleys of Gotham to the gold laden boulevards of Hollywood, Ruby is the shamus with a nose for trouble and an insatiable appetite for justice.  So if you’ve got a taste for hot lead and knuckle sandwiches, tug your cuffs, adjust your fedora and light up a Lucky, a brand new pulp detective is coming your way. 

Created by pulp masters, Bobby Nash & Sean Taylor, Rick Ruby echoes the tales of Sam Spade and Philip Marlowe while offering up his own brand of two-fisted action.  Joined by fellow pulp smiths Andrew Salmon & William Patrick Maynard, these modern scribes of purple prose present a quartet of tales to delight any true lover of private eye fiction. This instant classic features a gorgeous Mark Wheatley cover and eight evocative black and white illustrations by Rob Moran.

This is a book that harkens back to the classic black and white Warner Brothers gangster movies that featured James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart and Edward G. Robinson to name a few.  The atmosphere is gritty with a no-nonsense hero pulp fans are going to applaud from the first story to the last.  And when that last tale comes to a close, you can bet we haven’t seen the last of Rick Ruby, Private Eye.

AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTIONS – PULP FICTION FOR A NEW GENERATION!

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Rick Ruby opens the case files... very, very soon!

Just a heads up that I've sent my proofread and edited PDF proof back to the editor so that The Ruby Files from Airship 27 Productions (created by Bobby Nash and me) can go to the printer. When the book is available online to order, I'll let you know.

But if you're a fan of hard-boiled detective fiction, and still yammering away for some action-focused, dame-loving, mystery-solving, bad-guy-shooting stories of a seriously flawed private eye, you're going to want to get your hands on this one. Trust me.

Features stories by Bobby Nash, William Maynard, Andrew Salmon, and me. Cover art by Mark Wheatley. Interior art by Rob Moran.

Are You Ready To Open The Ruby Files?

New Pulp Publisher Airship 27 announced their first four titles of 2012. One of those is The Ruby Files Vol. 1. This anthology features four tales of 1930's hard-boiled private eye, Rick Ruby. Rick Ruby is the brainchild of Sean Taylor and Bobby Nash, who created the characters and the series bible the other writers used as reference when writing their stories.

The Ruby Files Vol. 1 features stories by Sean Taylor, Andrew Salmon, William Maynard, and Bobby Nash with a cover painting by Mark Wheatley and interior illustrations by Rob Moran. Editing this volume is Ron Fortier. Design work by Rob Davis. As soon as Airship 27 releases the full image to the public I'll share it here.

Look for the debut of The Ruby Files from Airship 27 this March.

From Airship 27: First 4 titles of 2012 set.
Jan - Sherlock Holmes -The Baron's Revenge by Gary Lovisi.
Feb - Deathwalker by R.A. Jones.
March - The Ruby Files Vol One (anthology).
April - The Moon Man Vol One (anthology). Stay tuned, the fun is just starting.

For more about Airship 27, please visit http://www.gopulp.info/.

(from: http://bobby-nash-news.blogspot.com/)